iostat - shows in detail about storage subsystem
meminfo and free -
Meminfo - gives you a detailed list of what's going on in memory.
# cat /proc/meminfo
gives you the details of what's going on in your server’s memory at any given moment.
# free
For a quick “just the facts” look at memory, you can use the free command.
In short, free gives you the overview; meminfo gives you the details.
# mpstat
it reports on the activities of each of the available CPUs on a multi-processor server.
# netstat
displays a lot of network related information, such as socket usage, routing, interface, protocol, network statistics, and more. Some of the most commonly used options are:
-a Show all socket information
-r Show routing information
-i Show network interface statistics
-s Show network protocol statistics
# nmon
short for Nigel's Monitor, is a popular open-source tool to monitor Linux systems performance. Nmon watches the performance information for several subsystems, such as processor utilization, memory utilization, run queue information, disk I/O statistics, network I/O statistics, paging activity, and process metrics.
# pmap
reports the amount of memory that your server's processes are using. You can use this tool to determine which processes on the server are being allocated memory and whether any of these processes are being piggy with RAM.
# ps and pstree
The ps and pstree commands are two of the Linux administrator’s best friends. They both provide a list of all currently running processes. Ps tells you how much memory and processor time the server’s programs are using. Pstree shows less information, but highlights which processes are the children of other processes.
# sar
The sar command is actually made up of three programs: sar, which displays the data, and sa1 and sa2, which collect and store it. Once installed, sar creates a detailed overview of CPU utilization, memory paging, network I/O and transfer statistics, process creation activity, and storage device activity.
# strace
It intercepts and records the system calls that are called by a process. This makes it a useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool. For example, you can use strace to find out which configuration file a program is actually using when it starts up.
# tcpdump
is a simple, robust network monitoring utility. Its basic protocol analyzing capability enables you to get a rough view of what is happening on your network. To really dig into what's going on with your network.
# top
it displays the most CPU-intensive tasks running on the server and updates the list every five seconds. You can sort the processes by PID (Process ID); age, newest first; time, by cumulative time; and resident memory usage and total time it's been using the CPU since startup.
# uptime
to see how long the server has been running and how many users are logged on. It also gives you an overview of the average server load. The optimal value of the load is 1 or less, which means that each process has immediate access to the CPU and there are no CPU cycles lost.
# vmstat
monitors what's going on with virtual memory. Linux constantly uses virtual memory to get the best possible storage performance.
If your applications are taking up too much memory you get excessive page-outs — programs moving from RAM to your system's swap space, which is on the hard drive. Your server can reach a point where it's spending more time managing memory paging than running your applications, a condition called thrashing. When your computer is thrashing, its performance falls through the floor. Vmstat, which can display either average data or actual samples, can help you spot memory pig programs and processes before they bring your server to a crawl.
# Wireshark
formerly known as Ethereal (and still often referred to that way), is tcpdump's big brother, though it is more sophisticated and with far more advanced protocol analyzing and reporting. Wireshark has both a GUI interface and a shell interface.
Source: http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/16-Linux-Server-Monitoring-Commands-You-Really-Need-To-Know/ba-p/1936
meminfo and free -
Meminfo - gives you a detailed list of what's going on in memory.
# cat /proc/meminfo
gives you the details of what's going on in your server’s memory at any given moment.
# free
For a quick “just the facts” look at memory, you can use the free command.
In short, free gives you the overview; meminfo gives you the details.
# mpstat
it reports on the activities of each of the available CPUs on a multi-processor server.
# netstat
displays a lot of network related information, such as socket usage, routing, interface, protocol, network statistics, and more. Some of the most commonly used options are:
-a Show all socket information
-r Show routing information
-i Show network interface statistics
-s Show network protocol statistics
# nmon
short for Nigel's Monitor, is a popular open-source tool to monitor Linux systems performance. Nmon watches the performance information for several subsystems, such as processor utilization, memory utilization, run queue information, disk I/O statistics, network I/O statistics, paging activity, and process metrics.
# pmap
reports the amount of memory that your server's processes are using. You can use this tool to determine which processes on the server are being allocated memory and whether any of these processes are being piggy with RAM.
# ps and pstree
The ps and pstree commands are two of the Linux administrator’s best friends. They both provide a list of all currently running processes. Ps tells you how much memory and processor time the server’s programs are using. Pstree shows less information, but highlights which processes are the children of other processes.
# sar
The sar command is actually made up of three programs: sar, which displays the data, and sa1 and sa2, which collect and store it. Once installed, sar creates a detailed overview of CPU utilization, memory paging, network I/O and transfer statistics, process creation activity, and storage device activity.
# strace
It intercepts and records the system calls that are called by a process. This makes it a useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool. For example, you can use strace to find out which configuration file a program is actually using when it starts up.
# tcpdump
is a simple, robust network monitoring utility. Its basic protocol analyzing capability enables you to get a rough view of what is happening on your network. To really dig into what's going on with your network.
# top
it displays the most CPU-intensive tasks running on the server and updates the list every five seconds. You can sort the processes by PID (Process ID); age, newest first; time, by cumulative time; and resident memory usage and total time it's been using the CPU since startup.
# uptime
to see how long the server has been running and how many users are logged on. It also gives you an overview of the average server load. The optimal value of the load is 1 or less, which means that each process has immediate access to the CPU and there are no CPU cycles lost.
# vmstat
monitors what's going on with virtual memory. Linux constantly uses virtual memory to get the best possible storage performance.
If your applications are taking up too much memory you get excessive page-outs — programs moving from RAM to your system's swap space, which is on the hard drive. Your server can reach a point where it's spending more time managing memory paging than running your applications, a condition called thrashing. When your computer is thrashing, its performance falls through the floor. Vmstat, which can display either average data or actual samples, can help you spot memory pig programs and processes before they bring your server to a crawl.
# Wireshark
formerly known as Ethereal (and still often referred to that way), is tcpdump's big brother, though it is more sophisticated and with far more advanced protocol analyzing and reporting. Wireshark has both a GUI interface and a shell interface.
Source: http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/16-Linux-Server-Monitoring-Commands-You-Really-Need-To-Know/ba-p/1936
